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many cubans used spain as a springboard to get to the u.s. and reunite with relatives. the president of afghanistan says that he will allow the taliban to open a liaison office in the gulf state of qatar to help the peace process. this is the first time he has personally backed this idea in public. our correspondent is in kabul and she gave us more details. >> the statement was also one that he gave on television and it says that if the americans want an office in qatar, the afghan government agrees for the sake of stability and peace. he goes on to say that they would prefer the creation of such an office in saudi arabia or turkey but the afghan government is prepared to go on with peace talks. they want such an office to be created as soon as possible so that a practical steps can be taken. this is quite a change from the position of a couple of weeks ago when president karzai was angered by how they had not been consulted by the americans. they had gone behind their back in discussing this idea with the president of the taliban. >> the russian prime minister vladimir
many cubans used spain as a springboard to get to the u.s. and reunite with relatives. the president of afghanistan says that he will allow the taliban to open a liaison office in the gulf state of qatar to help the peace process. this is the first time he has personally backed this idea in public. our correspondent is in kabul and she gave us more details. >> the statement was also one that he gave on television and it says that if the americans want an office in qatar, the afghan...
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said that they are considering a downgrade of the credit ratings for six countries -- belgium, italy, spain, ireland, slovenia, and cyprus. more than 100 people have been arrested in raids across europe on suspicion of sharing online videos of the sexual abuse of children. the suspects arrested by the european police agency euro poll -- europol. tens of thousands of children in holland suffered sexual abuse while in catholic institutions. the inquiry found that church officials failed to adequately deal with the abuse or help the victims. the inquiry found more than 1000 cases. >> the claims quickly escalated to reveal a network of abuse right across the country. during the course of this investigation, they found one in five children were abused while in the care of catholic institutions. not only that catholic officials knew of the abuse was happening but did nothing to help the victims or stop the people of using them. the commission estimates between 10,000-20,000 children were abused between 1945 and 2010. they identified 800 priests, brothers, lay people working for the church. of tho
said that they are considering a downgrade of the credit ratings for six countries -- belgium, italy, spain, ireland, slovenia, and cyprus. more than 100 people have been arrested in raids across europe on suspicion of sharing online videos of the sexual abuse of children. the suspects arrested by the european police agency euro poll -- europol. tens of thousands of children in holland suffered sexual abuse while in catholic institutions. the inquiry found that church officials failed to...
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they're considering a downgrade for countries that use the euro -- italy, spain, ireland, slovenia, cyprus. people have been arrested for sharing videos of the sexual abuse of children. the investigation spanned 22 countries an investigation into a year to complete. in holland, it has emerged that tens of thousands of children in the country suffered sexual abuse while in catholic institutions. a report by independent commission found that the church failed to deal with the abuse or help the victims. the commission received more than a thousand accounts from victims. >> the claims escalated to reveal a network of abuse. during the course of this independent investigation, they found one in five children were abused while in the care of catholic institutions. not only that, but catholic officials knew of the abuse was happening but did nothing to help the victims or stop the people who were abusing them. the commission estimates between 10,000-20,000 children were abused between 1945 and 2010. they identified a hundred people working for the church were named in the complaints. also, 105 ar
they're considering a downgrade for countries that use the euro -- italy, spain, ireland, slovenia, cyprus. people have been arrested for sharing videos of the sexual abuse of children. the investigation spanned 22 countries an investigation into a year to complete. in holland, it has emerged that tens of thousands of children in the country suffered sexual abuse while in catholic institutions. a report by independent commission found that the church failed to deal with the abuse or help the...
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the new government increase, new government in italy, both of them technocratic, new government in spain, which is dedicated to austerity. we also have this new treaty, the 17 countries in force in fiscal discipline. these are quite big developments. i think the next step in resolving this is the ecb, the european central bank. that is the key, how this reacts. the debt markets are frozen. the only thing that could unfreeze the debt market is the ecb stepping in and buying bonds. that is what i would expect to see it in the next few weeks. >> use down markedly more optimistic about the results of the summit and other economists. -- you sound more optimistic. are you suggesting this is what the world has been waiting for? that to some extent. i think the reason people are skeptical is the head of the ecb made some cautious comments yesterday before all of this happened, picking slightly upbeat comments after it happened. the ecb does not like to be pushed around by the politicians, but ultimately, the ecb is a political institution. those who run it are appointed by member governments, es
the new government increase, new government in italy, both of them technocratic, new government in spain, which is dedicated to austerity. we also have this new treaty, the 17 countries in force in fiscal discipline. these are quite big developments. i think the next step in resolving this is the ecb, the european central bank. that is the key, how this reacts. the debt markets are frozen. the only thing that could unfreeze the debt market is the ecb stepping in and buying bonds. that is what i...
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. -- interest rates on the debts of stress euros some countries such as italy and spain. >> thank you very much. the name virginia tech is infamous in america. today, we were reminded why. a police officer and another person were shot and killed on the university campus which four years ago was the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in american history. >> a chilling sense of deja vu. the campus on lockdown, swat and teams patrolling the grounds. the people were killed, one of them a university police officer. one of them were shot dead after a routine traffic stop. >> he opened his car door. he fell out towards the ground. i could see his face. he was covered in blood. >> a suspect was seen entering a car park. a man was lying dead. the campus alert was lifted. >> no additional victims or shooting reported. we feel confident that the situation is under control at this time. >> four years ago, this same campus was the scene of the worst mass shooting in modern american history. a student of south korean origin opened fire and killed 32 people for killing himself. then, virginia tech
. -- interest rates on the debts of stress euros some countries such as italy and spain. >> thank you very much. the name virginia tech is infamous in america. today, we were reminded why. a police officer and another person were shot and killed on the university campus which four years ago was the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in american history. >> a chilling sense of deja vu. the campus on lockdown, swat and teams patrolling the grounds. the people were killed, one of...
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would be a severe increase in the interest rates on the debt to stressed eurozone countries, italy and spain. i think that is one of the things they will be very keen to avoid, coming to some agreement. >> ok. they are meeting tomorrow as well. thank you andrew -- thank you, andrew. the name virginia tech is infamous in america. today we are reminded why. a student and a police officer were shot and killed on the campus that was the scene four years ago of the deadliest mass shooting in american history. do we know what is happening now? >> the university is still on lockdown. we have hundreds of students locked in buildings time -- locked and buildings, being updated by twitter and email. this is from shortly before lunch time. we're trying to piece together what happened. it does not appear that a gunman was shooting at random. it appears to of been a a traffic stop that went wrong. a police officer stopped a suspect shortly before 12:00 noon and that person shot the police officer. a seven person was found dead close by sometime later. -- a second person was found dead close by sometime l
would be a severe increase in the interest rates on the debt to stressed eurozone countries, italy and spain. i think that is one of the things they will be very keen to avoid, coming to some agreement. >> ok. they are meeting tomorrow as well. thank you andrew -- thank you, andrew. the name virginia tech is infamous in america. today we are reminded why. a student and a police officer were shot and killed on the campus that was the scene four years ago of the deadliest mass shooting in...
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basin is the world's largest -- second largest tropical rain forest, covering an area greater than spain. andrew harding has traveled to the condo, where even the army has joined the fight to save the jungle. >> in the heart of africa, more than a million square miles of rain forest. but will it survive? congolese soldiers guard one corner of the jungle, but they are battling against locals, farmers, and lethal militia groups. >> we lost over 12 rangers this year protecting the park. >> are you managing to win this battle? >> we have to. there is no other choice. >> for now, poverty, lack of roads, and conflict have kept chunks of the forest out of reach. but africa's economy is finally booming, and condo, like the pristine amazon jungle decades ago, is suddenly at risk. >> we cannot say do not build roads or do not create economic activity. "we can do is at least identify the most vulnerable place, the most diverse place we should protect, and try to welcome sustainable development. >> like this project to make fuel-efficient stoves. it could have the number of trees cut for truckle. it
basin is the world's largest -- second largest tropical rain forest, covering an area greater than spain. andrew harding has traveled to the condo, where even the army has joined the fight to save the jungle. >> in the heart of africa, more than a million square miles of rain forest. but will it survive? congolese soldiers guard one corner of the jungle, but they are battling against locals, farmers, and lethal militia groups. >> we lost over 12 rangers this year protecting the...
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the congo basin forms the world's second largest tropical rain forest, covering an area bigger than spain. our africa correspondent has traveled to the condgo. >> in the green heart of africa, more than a million square miles of rain forest. will it survive? condoleezza soldiers guard one corner of the john doe. but they are battling against farmers, and a lethal assortment of militia groups. >> we lost 12 rangers this year. >> are you managing to win the battle? >> yes, we have to. there is no other choice. >> for now, poverty, the lack of roads, and conflict. africa's economy is finally blooming and congo is suddenly at risk. >> we can not say, do not create economic activity. we can identify the most bio diverse place we should protect and tried to [inaudible] coax a project to make fuel- efficient stoves. it could -- is one small part of the giant international plan to will protect the rainforest and our climate. the plan is being debated this week at the climate conference in south africa. it could eventually see billions of pounds been poured into congo. it is complicated. >> there
the congo basin forms the world's second largest tropical rain forest, covering an area bigger than spain. our africa correspondent has traveled to the condgo. >> in the green heart of africa, more than a million square miles of rain forest. will it survive? condoleezza soldiers guard one corner of the john doe. but they are battling against farmers, and a lethal assortment of militia groups. >> we lost 12 rangers this year. >> are you managing to win the battle? >> yes,...